"Why do you think we'll meet Dr. Fu?" Hua Yun didn't answer Yin Chengjue's question directly, but instead asked him in return.

Yin Chengjue certainly wasn't asking casually.

They found out here that Dr. Fu has three ultimate genetically modified cells, and it just so happens that the three people who were initially taken away from the main group were also three people. What kind of coincidence is that?

Another point is that Dr. Fu is probably still alive, but they searched his lab time and time again and still didn't see him return, so they said he must have gone to do something more important.

Put yourself in their shoes. As someone who loves research, even to the point of being overly obsessed and fanatical, what could be more interesting to him than spending time tinkering in the lab?

Yin Chengjue's first thought was that Dr. Fu had met with these three people, and perhaps he had even brought a syringe with him.

"I was just asking casually." Yin Chengjue observed Hua Yun's expression but couldn't figure it out, so he looked at Rong Yu.

Rong Yu blinked, looking completely innocent.

"You wouldn't believe it, we were initially tied to chairs, and it took us ages to untie the ropes!" Yang Ji said at this point. "But we didn't see any Dr. Fu. We just solved puzzles along the way, left the room we were locked in, and then we ran into that group of mutants. They were incredibly fierce, howling and screaming. We rushed into the elevator, and they chased after us, just kept charging in. We almost couldn't stop them!"

At this point, Yang Ji got excited: "Can you imagine? The way to start that elevator is to recite a string of words! My god, how many times a day do people who use that elevator have to recite it!"

Yin Chengjue thought for a moment: "So, you came down from upstairs, and now there are mutants everywhere upstairs. Do they have any intelligence?"

Yang Ji: "No."

Yin Chengjue: "You can't start the elevator just by pressing the switch; you need to recite a long monologue first?"

Yang Ji: "Yes."

Yin Chengjue: "Then we should thank this setting, because those mutants without minds are unable to recite the tongue twisters that require testing memory and fluency of speech, so they have been locked up up there and have not come down."

So, wasn't that bizarre elevator design just something the production team came up with to amuse themselves?

The three brought a lot of information. At least they now know that there is a large hall upstairs, with doors on all four sides, and at least one room behind each door.

This means that the upstairs space is very large, so by comparison, the downstairs space must also be quite large, except that the upstairs is a lobby and the downstairs is a corridor.

Yin Chengjue counted the rooms they had just searched and said, "Judging from their description of the space, the place where they came down the elevator was the center of the upper floor and also the center of this floor. There are ten rooms upstairs, so there should be ten rooms downstairs as well. How many rooms did we search in total?"

Liu Qingling listed: "Three laboratories, one bedroom, one sample room, one study, and one storage room."

In other words, there are still three rooms left to search.

Liu Qingling: "Let's go find the rooms now. We've already walked down this corridor and didn't see any extra rooms. You've arrived just in time. I guess the remaining three rooms are right across this corridor from you."

Since there were only two flashlights, no one suggested splitting up, even though their main missions were different.

“Awooooo…” Yin Chengjue walked ahead, and when he swept the light of his flashlight across the corridor, he heard a strange cry.

Yang Ji then remembered that they had encountered a mutant on their way here, but that person didn't seem to have any offensive capabilities and seemed to have just been trying to scare them.

But this time, as Yin Chengjue approached, the strange cries in the corridor grew louder and louder, and the sounds became noticeably more frantic.

Yin Chengjue followed the sound and shone his flashlight at the source of the sound.

The mutant, suddenly illuminated by the light, immediately let out an angry roar and pounced straight at Yin Chengjue!

Yang Ji: "Ahhh! He's here! He's coming! Why?! He was perfectly fine just now!"

Hua Yun made a quick decision: "Turn off the flashlights! They become agitated when they see a light source."

The reason those mutants upstairs are so agitated is probably because the lights upstairs are so bright, right?

Yin Chengjue and Xiao Xiao turned off their flashlights one after another, and the surroundings were instantly plunged into darkness.

The mutated creature that had pounced on him seemed to lose its bearings instantly. Its howling stopped immediately, and its movements slowed down. It walked right past Yin Chengjue, seemingly unaware of his presence.

Everyone else tacitly remained silent, without making a sound.

Soon, the mutant walked past the nine people as if taking a stroll, and headed in another direction.

Yin Chengjue quickly turned on the flashlight, glanced around and ahead, and then turned it off when the mutant looked in his direction.

Yin Chengjue stretched out his hand to his left: "We can only walk in the dark. Everyone hold hands and don't fall behind."

Soon, Yin Chengjue felt something groping and touching the hem of his clothes. He reached out and grabbed the other person's hand.

Yin Chengjue subtly kneaded the hand, confirming it was Rong Yu's hand, and his mood instantly improved.

Rong Yu felt Yin Chengjue kneading and squeezing his hands, which made him feel itchy. He couldn't help but say, "It's so dark here, let's walk slowly."

Yang Ji: "...?" No, when you and Hua Yun were supporting me on either side, you didn't say to slow down! Was the corridor not dark enough?

The problem is, this is the same corridor!

Nine people holding hands in a row was a bit too long, so Xiao Xiao handed the flashlight to Liu Qingling and asked Liu Qingling to lead a group of people holding hands. Those who didn't want to hold hands could hold onto the shoulders of the person in front of them, but they shouldn't let go.

"The elevator is probably around here," Rong Yu said as the group slowly moved to a spot in the dark corridor.

Yin Chengjue quickly turned on his flashlight and saw a transparent elevator. However, the door to the elevator was closed, and the platform had already been lifted up.

"Wow! You remember all of this?" Yang Ji asked in surprise.

Rong Yu smiled sheepishly: "I made a rough estimate of the number of steps we took to walk from this elevator to that keypad door."

Hua Yun: "In short, this elevator is definitely full of those mutants, so it's best if we stay on this floor."

Yin Chengjue said, "It can only be said that we are temporarily staying on this floor. Even if the members of the detective and treasure hunting teams do not want to go up and only look for clues down, the members of the escape team still have to go up. This is an underground laboratory, and if we want to escape successfully, we should naturally go up."

Hua Yun: "So when do you plan to use this elevator to go up?"

Yin Chengjue wasn't fooled by his words: "What I mean is, everyone should be wary of the players on the escape line, because their mission this time is likely to attract a large number of mutants."

Yin Chengjue looked at Yang Ji: "Especially you, Teacher Yang, after all, not just anyone can recite this tongue twister. The players on the escape route will definitely try to coerce or entice you to recite the tongue twister in the elevator."

Yang Ji: "No! Are you still playing mind games? Shouldn't the nine of us be working together as one to deal with those mutants? Can't you have a little team spirit?!"

Yin Chengjue: "What is our purpose in coming here? Although I don't know your backgrounds or why you came here, one thing is certain: none of us are here to deal with those mutants."

Yang Ji: "..." Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true!

“Unless…” Yin Chengjue fiddled with the flashlight, not finishing his sentence.

"Unless what? Don't keep things to yourself!" Qin Ke urged.

Yin Chengjue wanted to shake his head, but then remembered that they couldn't see him, so he said, "Unless there are any exceptions, such as if the people here are also infected with that kind of virus that can cause mutations or something."

"Haha, that would be so much fun! I want to wear makeup like that too!" the guard said.

As he was speaking, Yin Chengjue felt something touch his foot. When he reached out and touched it, he felt something smooth. As he moved his hand down, he realized that his hand seemed to be on a doorknob!

Yin Chengjue turned the doorknob and the door creaked open.

At the same time, a strong smell of disinfectant wafted over.

Yin Chengjue casually reached out and touched the door, and surprisingly, he actually found the light switch.

With a "click," the area in front of me was instantly filled with light.

However, having walked in the darkness for so long, they were all startled by the sudden light and closed their eyes.

After finally calming down, everyone began to look around the room.

No, to be precise, the structure here is a small hall, and opposite the hall are three separate rooms, the doors of which are tightly closed and have padlocks on them—obviously, these are three more padlocks that they need to unlock.

Everyone already knew the routine, and they started searching without saying a word after entering. Yin Chengjue opened the desk drawer closest to him and found a pink envelope lying quietly inside.

This is clearly a clue!

Without hesitation, Yin Chengjue opened the envelope and took out the white card inside. It read: "Congratulations on finding the 'Wooden Man' skill card. Once you use this card, everything around you will pause for 1 minute except for you."

Rules of use: Hold this card high and shout "123, freeze!"

Prerequisite for use: Within one minute of receiving this card, the player must pick up someone nearby and spin them around ten times, otherwise this skill card will become invalid.